Hot pot Hot pot is an old tradition that started in Northern China the winters are very cold. Today people in many places enjoy it on cold day.At a hot pot restautant,it didn't menu that the food was on a buffet.Cooking food in a hot pot was very fast and fast. Every table has a copper stove inside it. If you choose the food,you stirred the food around the pot so that everything cooked fasted. Then you took the food out with chopsticks and a serving spoon and put it into your bowl. People can even make your own sause just the way you like it.Hot pot is a great way to spend time with family and friends and enjoy good food!